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Category Archive: Children

14 May

One day’s not enough / to celebrate all they’ve done / but it’s a good start.

Happy Mothers’ Day!! — the Haikook — Save
2017/05/14 at 6:35 pm Leave a comment
29 Dec

A choice at the end / whether to let go of life / or linger longer.

RIP Debbie Reynolds. RIP Carrie Fisher. — haikumages —     PHOTO CREDITS: all images taken from the internet, no authorship, ownership or other rights are implied or claimed by…
2016/12/29 at 4:13 pm Leave a comment
His soul looking down / saw the shell it left behind / finally empty. // haiku - micropoetry - haikumages
29 Jul

His soul looking down / saw the shell it left behind / finally empty.

My ex-father-in-law, my children’s other grandfather, has died. More accurately, the person, the man, the father, and grandfather we knew and loved, departed some time ago, and the shell he…
2016/07/29 at 5:22 pm Leave a comment
All the characters / some fearsome, some fabulous / out to play today! // micropoetry - haiku - haikumages
31 Oct

All the characters / some fearsome, some fabulous / out to play today!

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Our father, whose art / in heaven, hollowed be thine / aim, thy kingdom punned. // George Murray
21 Jun

Our father, whose art / in heaven, hallowed be thine / aim, thy kingdom punned.

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Untimely / departures, loved ones / leave too soon. // haikumages
13 May

Untimely / departures, loved ones / leave too soon.

Twoku: Tragic, untimely / painful, ongoing, sadly / one more leaves too soon. Yet another young person we knew — a man in his early twenties — left us today. …
2015/05/13 at 6:10 pm 1 Comment
Mothers, stepmothers / foster, adoptive, loving / maternal -- thank you! // haikumages
10 May

Mothers, stepmothers / foster, adoptive, loving / maternal — thank you!

Twoku: You givers! / Thank you for all things / maternal. Much love from all of us, to all those who mother us, in any and all forms!  – the…
2015/05/10 at 1:23 pm Leave a comment
Looked at my children / I could see my reflection / as well as their own. // haikukmages
09 May

Looked at my children / I could see my reflection / as well as their own.

Twoku: My children / reflection of me / and themselves. They are so different and unique, and they are also absolutely mine.  🙂  – the Haikook –
2015/05/09 at 6:08 pm Leave a comment
Her hand in protest / loving father is dismissed / like paparazzi. // haikumages
30 Apr

Her hand in protest / loving father is dismissed / like paparazzi.

Twoku: Teenage wrist adorned / bangles, baubles, bracelets, charms / her movements jangling. It’s my daughter’s 14th birthday today – unbelievable!!  The photo is of her (hand), and these two…
2015/04/30 at 12:23 pm Leave a comment
The epidemic / the needle ends another/ ravaged life too soon. // haikumages
30 Mar

The epidemic / the needle ends another / ravaged life too soon.

A few days ago, my friend lost her son, after years of struggle, to a drug overdose. It is an epidemic of addiction, taking yet another life before its time. …
2015/03/30 at 11:28 am Leave a comment
Expressing their grief / little wrists tattooed with his / number and nickname. | Haikumages
15 Nov

Expressing their grief / little wrists tattooed with his / number and nickname.

A 16-year-old boy died suddenly a few days ago.  He was the brother of my daughter’s friend, a great kid, a rising star, and his death was innocent, of natural…
2014/11/15 at 5:31 pm Leave a comment
A happy birthday / is celebration of life / not just elapsed time. | haikumages
01 Jul

A happy birthday / a celebration of life / not just elapsed time.

2014/07/01 at 8:24 am Leave a comment
Though not his / an old thing reminds / me of Dad. | Haikumages
15 Jun

Though not his / an old thing reminds / me of Dad.

  Twoku: Sometimes an old thing / reminds you of someone gone / though it was not theirs. Happy Father’s Day to all! – Haikook –
2014/06/15 at 10:29 am 1 Comment
It hurts me / that I can't shield her / from all hurt. Haikumages
18 Dec

It hurts me / that I can’t shield her / from all hurt.

2013/12/18 at 12:32 pm 2 Comments
School concert / should a clarinet / squeak like that? Haikumages
05 Dec

School concert / should a clarinet / squeak like that?

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Reclining on couch / Buddha on the windowsill / daughter beside me. - Haikumages
03 Sep

Reclining on couch / Buddha on the windowsill / daughter beside me.

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04 Apr

The North uncivil / rattling its sabertooth / angry at the world.

Twoku: North threatens the South / again, what do I tell my / Korean daughter?
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03 Apr

Twisted, hanging vine / the one she swung and clung to / cannot carry on.

Twoku: The vine held tightly / all last summer as she swung / lays lifeless on lawn. Threeku: Twisted vine / last year’s screaming fun / swings no more. Fourku:…
2013/04/03 at 10:20 am 2 Comments
So thankful / for all the loved ones / still with us. Haiklumages
30 Dec

So thankful / for all the loved ones / still with us.

Twoku: Reflecting upon / this year’s many tragedies / glad for those still here.
2012/12/30 at 3:00 pm 2 Comments
Loved ones exchange gifts / mindfully, thankful we are / here to exchange them. Haikumages
25 Dec

Loved ones exchange gifts / mindfully, thankful we are / here to exchange them.

Twoku: Giving, accepting / thankful for loved ones still here / and those departed. Threeku: According / to our gifts, thankful / we are here. Fourku: Mindfully / accepting, giving…
2012/12/25 at 11:08 am Leave a comment
At such points in time / we must contemplate something / bigger than our selves. Space pic by NASA. Haikumages
24 Dec

At such points in time / we must contemplate something / bigger than our selves.

PHOTO CREDIT: NASA (not one of mine) borrowed lovingly and respectfully, of course, to illustrate my little haiku/senyru for today…
2012/12/24 at 12:50 pm Leave a comment
Your loved ones / may not speak their mind / while loving. Haikumages
23 Dec

Your loved ones / may not speak their mind / while loving.

#3 of The LOVED ONES Haiku/Senyru Trilogy…
2012/12/23 at 7:09 pm Leave a comment
Your parent / may be last to read / your story. Haikumages
22 Dec

Your parent / may be last to read / your story.

#2 of The LOVED ONES Haiku/Senyru Trilogy…
2012/12/22 at 6:55 pm Leave a comment